"It was the most laborious thing I have ever done as a DP," cinematographer Gagné, who made her directorial debut with Episode 7, said.

[The following contains spoilers for Severance Season 2 Episode 7, "Chikhai Bardo."]

Jessica Lee Gagné is behind the shocking, revelatory, and downright beautiful new episode of the Apple TV+ series. "I needed to learn to be vulnerable and to accept that I might fail," she says.

Episode director and series cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné tells IndieWire about creating the visual whirlwind needed for Season 2's "Chikhai Bardo."

When the end credits roll on Severance Season 2, Episode 7, “Chikhai Bardo,” your four tempers will be absolutely popping. You’ll be overcome with woe and dread, because the story that unfolds over an eventful 50-minute stretch is unbelievably tragic and terrifying.